A New Low for a Good Discussion?  

You make a good point, cher913, especially about the names.

Still, I wonder how much time will have to pass before anyone remembers.

Some countries have laws where you can not name your kids the name of a famous killer or person.

If I am not mistaken Germany does not allow parents to name their kids Adolf

Someone correct me if I am wrong or not, but I seem to remember hearing that somewhere....and it maybe be for a good reason, but who knows, I'm sure someone will challenge it.

Mooch

I'm not familiar with that. Very interesting!

I did forget Charlie Chaplin, whiteheather39, but do be fair, I don't think that qualifies as the mustache being popular. Plus, wasn't Chaplin before Hitler?

Actually they were both about the same age only 4 days apart.
Hilter born 04/20/1889
Chaplin born 04/16/1889

Isn't that ironic!

I had no idea. I guess it's because I was never a fan of either. Thanks for the info., though! :)

Yes, ibuemma, it does seem that old styles often become a 'new' trend many years after hey have died away. I think that you are correct in your prediction that the big 80's hair style has a better chance of being resurrected than does the Hitler mustache.

Of course I'm kidding you, Calais...and yet, I'm also open to a serious discussion on this. See how easy I am to please!

yes you are, and Im not complaining....


But I have one gripe..No one is getting email notifications..That sucks..

i just got a telegram notification of this discussion. the scary thing about it was the chap that delivered it had an uncanny resembalence to hitler. not sure as he dissappeared ,after i signed for it, on a horse with pony express written on the saddle.

It is now getting to the point where i cannot even get a quickie off an ancient second world war tyrant!

Back to the cucumber for me!

Hi Calais,

I'm with you regarding the notifications. I've only received two discussion ones today, and they're arriving way after the fact. I've also just received one notice that there's been a comment on my response. So very frustrating.

LOL..Very very frustrating...In both instances..

I just loved that Seinfeld episode, marilynut! (Not that I am endorsing Herr Hitler in any way, shape or form.) But I also loved Mr. Pitt and his crazy ways (not that there's anything wrong with that.)

"And it ain't me who's gonna leave"...da da da da da da!!!

Hitler notwithstanding, I also think that it is a very unflattering way of wearing one's hair, ItTakesAllSorts. Why would anyone ever even consider such a thing!?

I have seen several handlebar mustaches in the last couple of years, cloudwatcher. I hadn't really thought of the men sporting them as being egotistical, but I have considered them to be confident and a bit playful, as well as incredibly patient.

Excellent points about playfulness and patience TD!

I regularly see 'handlebars' where I live, as it's kind of a cowboy thing. A short drive up north each year is the annual "Cowboy Poets Festival". Many attendants sport a well-waxed set of handlebars. And, I will say that there seems to be no shortage of confidence or playfulness.

Or, "what is that catapiller's name?" as it would have to be a beloved pet.

I don't think that I have ever actually seen someone with a Hitler style mustache, ladyluna. I mean, in my lifetime. However, I have seen several handlebar mustaches, and these went out of fashion quite some time ago. Perhaps in another one hundred years or so, there will be a resurgance of the type of mustache that Hitler favored. Who knows?

Hello Katesmama,

Of course you're right, silly me. The caterpillar must be a beloved pet. I just missed the trend where folks carry their beloved pets around on their upper lip.

Kind of like the folks who carry their parrot around on their shoulder. Oh wait, those were pirates, and other than that one celebrated holiday each September, "Talk Like A Pirate Day" (9/20 I think), that trend has also gone by the wayside. Too funny, Katesmama!

Hey TD,

I'm reminded of the early 80s, when Hubby came home from his military service. I kid you not ... he was sporting a hitlarian caterpillar. Not for any fashion reasons or 'statement', but rather because he has kind of a large space between his upper lip and his nose. So, in order to be compliant with military rules about the width of a mustache, his stache ended up looking like a short caterpillar. Once home, he immediately abandoned shaving all-together, and instead donned a full Grizzly Adam's.

That was many years ago, and today he still wears a stache (no beard), but it is a more reasonable width. He no longer worries about using a gas mask. But, if it overgrows it is definitely reminiscent of his caterpillar days -- just a bigger caterpillar.

So, depending on the size of the stache, and how full the growth habit is, it's not really all that uncommon for active military men to have a hitlarian style stache.

I find the idea that U.S. military men may sport a Hitleresque mustache kinda' funny, ladyluna, but I do see the reasoning that makes it so.

I am very excited to learn about 'Talk Like a Pirate' Day. I do hope that I will be aware of it when it comes around, but then again, I suppose that I could commemorate it any day, eh? :)

Morning Transdisc,

"Talk Like A Pirate Day" is a real holiday. It began receiving USA calendar notation about four years back. As I mentioned, I'm pretty sure that it's celebrated on 9/20. A co-worker and I really get into it -- for the fun of it. We practice our "aaarrrggg's", and "matey's" pronunciation fervently on that day. Of course, neither of us has taken it so far as to dress up like pirates. It's a hoot, to break up an otherwise long month, with only the Labor Day Holiday at the very beginning of the month.

Run an internet search for "Talk Like A Pirate Day", and you'll see what I mean.

Hitler brazilian? Very good, Katesmama!

As for your Berlin Divide, and how close or far north, I'll let you surprise me.

Yes, it's a shame that a hair style, or should I say, lip hair style, is tainted by the character (or lack thereof) of a man to the point that the style itself is considered in bad taste, or even evil, raijin.